Bacuna has spent five seasons at Villa Park having signed for the club from Groningen in 2013/14. He scored five goals in his debut season in the Premier League, but was unable to ever match that tally as he became a utility player for the team.

However, with Bruce particularly spoilt for choice on the right-hand side of the pitch this season having signed Ahmed Elmohamady from former club Hull, Bacuna looks set to link up with countryman Jaap Stam following one below-par display in central midfield.

Charlie Hayward

A trained journalist with years of experience writing about football, Charlie remembers a time when all of Tottenham's strikers combined used to score less league goals in a season than Harry Kane does now.